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Softball region tourney gets under way Monday

Memorial Day also is Softball Day as high school regional play gets under way.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

High school baseball: Tates Creek hurdles Lafayette 11-3 in district finals for 16th straight win

After each Tates Creek baseball victory, the team awards a belt — the wide, gaudy, bejeweled kind fashionable in pro wrestling circles — to the hero of that particular game.
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Tates Creek rips Lafayette in 43rd

Tates Creek jumped on Lafayette early and poured it on late winning the 43rd district title 11-3. Photos by Mark Cornelison | Staff
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Lexington high schooler killed in shooting was a football standout with many fans

A talented Lexington high school football player, commended by athletics officials for his big heart and fun-loving attitude, was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex in the city Wednesday night, his relatives said Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Fields' Notebook: Baseball coaches reach career win milestones

Watching lots of rain fall on district baseball this week reminds me ...
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

High school baseball: Tates Creek refreshed by rain delay, ousts Lexington Catholic

Neither rain, nor lightning, nor a long weather delay shall keep Tates Creek pitcher Caleb Johnson from dominating a baseball game.
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High school softball: Lafayette wins 43rd District title

With both finalists assured of advancing to regional play, Wednesday's 43rd District title game at Dunbar was a case of small stakes and plenty of pride. Lafayette upended Dunbar 5-1, behind the four-hit pitching of tourney MVP Jamie Vescio.
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Softball: Lafayette beats Dunbar

Lafayette beats Dunbar 5-1 in the 43rd District softball title game.
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Tates Creek over LexCath

Tates Creek beat Lexington Catholic 3-1 in the 43rd District baseball semifinals.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

High school baseball: Poynter steps down as coach at Dunbar

Larry Poynter is stepping down as baseball coach at Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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43rd District softball: Lafayette 12, LexCath 2; Dunbar 12, Tates Creek 1

The Lady Generals waited out a one hour, 28-minute rain delay, then spanked Lexington Catholic 12-2 in the semifinals of the 43rd District softball tournament at Dunbar. Dunbar romped 12-1 over Tates Creek in five innings in the nightcap.